Tackling Bullying in Your School: A practical handbook for teachers

Tackling Bullying in Your Schoolprovides teachers and other educational professionals with an accessible, yet comprehensive and detailed guide to handling bullying in schools. Step-by-step advice is given on developing a school-wide policy which is generally seen as the essential nucleus of effective action. The book also suggests methods for tackling bullying through classroom and curriculum activities, including video, drama, and the use of quality circles and of working with pupils involved in bullying situations. As the majority of bullying takes place in playgrounds, the book includes innovative sections on training lunchtime supervisors, enhancing playground activities, and improving the playground environment. The book is unique in drawing together a broad spectrum of intervention styles and describing them in sufficient detail so that teachers can take immediate action against bullying.